- Date
- April 15, 1979
- Place
- Montague Is, AK · MONTAGUE IS, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3433CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790415006819A
- Case key
- 137239
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2346 79/4/15 MONTAGUE IS,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 165 TIME - 1430 N3433C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD,AK MONTAGUE IS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3433C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3433C · 1
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